1-Based on what we learn from Mesopotamian ideas about the afterlife, how do we explain Gilga-mesh's fear of death and his search for eternal life? The Mesopotamians believed in a higher power and they believed in what we would call Heaven and Hell. The devil, or the Queen of Darkness, rules the Palace of Irkalla which in basic terms is hell. Enkidu describes all the terrible things he has done and in describing the dream he had while on his deathbed, he says to Gilgasmesh: “There is the house whose people sit in darkness; dust is their food, and clay is their flesh. They are dressed like birds, they have wings to cover themselves, they see no light, they sit in darkness” (Gilgamesh 92). After Enkidu's death, Gilgamesh realizes that the actions he has taken in his life will not send him to heaven to be with Anu and does not wish to suffer for all eternity, so he begins his search for eternal life to avoid his inevitable death. .4-Why is it significant that Medea is known for being intelligent? Euripides calls Medea an intelligent and spiteful woman because he is a misogynist. In his eyes, women are mean, hateful creatures who know nothing of the world except their home and their bed. Medea is known to be intelligent because she is cunning and manipulative, which is important because if she wasn't, she wouldn't have been able to carry out her revenge plan. My favorite quote from Medea says: “You have / the knowledge, not to mention the nature of woman: / for any kind of noble action, we are helpless; / as for malice, however, our wisdom has no equal” (Euripides 416-19). Basically, the negative connotation that comes with the word smart implies that women are useless for anything in the real world, but when it comes to the affairs of the bedroom, the... middle of paper... .the loss of her virginity (not necessarily sexual) as well as his descent into madness and eventual suicide.9-Hamlet is a tragic hero. What is his flaw? Where do you find evidence of this flaw and where do we see the consequences? Hamlet proclaims in a soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 2: "Oh, what a thieving and peasant slave am I!" (Shakespeare Line 560). Here he realizes that his cowardice is preventing him from avenging his father's death. I believe his tragic flaw is his inability to act. When he has the chance to kill Claudius while he is praying, he hesitates and is convinced. He sets up the Mousetrap play to prove Claudio's guilt, but fails to kill him even after it has been proven. Throughout the show he is given many opportunities to confess his love for Ophelia, but each time he fails to do so and actually makes her convince him that he never loved her at all..